Abstract 29: Cardiac Surgery Episode Expenditures Associated With Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia [Session Title: Improving Quality of Care]

Conclusion: New onset pneumonia is associated with 30% higher 90-day episode expenditures in CABG, independent of patient case mix. Prevention efforts could reduce excessive hospital inpatient utilization and save payers hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Thompson, M. P., Harrington, S. D., Strobel, R. J., Cabrera, L., Zhang, M., Wilton, P., Gandhi, D., DeLucia, A., Paone, G., Prager, R. L., Likosky, D. S. Tags: Session Title: Improving Quality of Care Source Type: research